1961 All-Southwest Conference football team

The 1961 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1961 college football season. The selectors for the 1961 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI). Players selected as first-team players by both the AP and UPI are designated in bold.

All Southwest selections

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Backs

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Ends

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Tackles

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  • Don Talbert, Texas (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Robert Johnston, Rice (AP-1)
  • Bobby Plummer, TCU (AP-2; UPI-1)
  • John Childress, Arkansas (AP-2)

Guards

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  • Dean Garrett, Arkansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Ray Schoenke, SMU (AP-1)
  • Johnny Treadwell, Texas (AP-1)
  • Herby Adkins, Baylor (AP-2; UPI-1)
  • Wayne Freiling, Texas A&M (AP-2)

Centers

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AP = Associated Press[1]

UPI = United Press International[2]

Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UPI

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Saxton, Alworth Lead Coaches' All-Southwest Conference Teams". Corsicana Daily Sun. December 4, 1961. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ "UPI All-Southwest Conference". The Bryan Daily Eagle. December 3, 1961. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.